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Are you in the competition Exadios? If you are I might come to Narrogin to try and put some pressure on - you know, spectators!!022_wink.gif.2137519eeebfc3acb3315da062b6b1c1.gif

Pud

No. I'll be one of the ground crew.

 

There will be a NOTAM but I suspect that there will be a number of people flying down for day trips, etc. So come down. I don't know if the flying club is putting on a BBQ. Give them a call.

 

 

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Well I called in to Narrogin Airfield and sat in on the briefing - very interesting, especially the amount of detailed weather information provided. I spoke with a couple of guys including Denis Macneall, ex RAAF pilot who did a tour (s) of duty in Vietnam. He was competing in the championships in his Pik 20 (I think??).

 

Her's a couple of photos of his self launching glider.

 

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Denis says this is a 505 Rotax

 

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It winds down manually (15 turns of the lever) into the fuselage behind the cockpit.

 

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Couldn't help myself - I really like these tugs.

 

Pud

 

 

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Sorry I missed you. I haven't been monitoring this site so I've just now read your message.

 

The overall results are now up at the link in my first post.

 

 

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No worries, I didn't stay long as I was "on the payroll" so had to go.Pud

Had you have stayed you would have seen the forecast no Q day (once again) turn into a lovely day with the skies full of Qs. I guess the wether forecast cannot always be 100%.

 

Opinions on the usefulness of RASP and SoarCast etc tend to have theological characteristics. But, no dought, both are sometimes right and wrong. IIRC the forecast TOL was pretty good on that day.

 

The weather forecast you saw was typical of the detail that we look at every day the club is flying. We need that sort of info to set a reasonable task.

 

 

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